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Alright, I'm about to translate the info about LABO, but before that, I noticed that there's another Bible quote on that same page-

Quote:

"Woe to you, [teachers of the law and Pharisees,] you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean."
Matthew 23:27

Interesting. So it seems that there really is some sort of shady research going on in Rokumei. I wonder how it's linked to their nuclear experiments, though? Nuclear weaponry wouldn't surprise me, but that sounds too simple.

Also, after all these Bible quotes from Remember11, I/O, and now Root Double, I am convinced that either Nakazawa is a Christian himself (which is rare in Japan), or he really likes reading up on Christianity.

It's official name is "The 6th Laboratory of Atomic and Biological Organization."
Nickname: "LABO" and "LABO 6".

There's two floors above ground and two floors underground, making it a large structure with 4 floors.
It's a nationally owned institution, but its adminstration and management is entrusted to Rokumei City.

The research done inside is maintained by a small nuclear reactor.
The research is related to nuclear energy.

An independent administrative body that does R&D on technology involving nuclear power
and the effects they can cause on living creatures.

This is the part where LABO gets the name
"The 6th Laboratory of Atomic and Biological Organization."

As of 2030, their nuclear research is the
most powerful division of its kind in the country.

Other important research conducted includes life science,
study of the Earth's environment, science technology, nanotech material research,
space development research, earthquake prevention research...they do various things, but
their focus is discovering practical uses for the energy source for the next generation
and while they've begun research on nucleus fusion development, there's still
a lot of important things they don't know about nuclear power.

In short, they have been the most important research division to the government
ever since their establisment in 2014,
which has lead to Rokumei City's prosperity.
Recently, they've been researching an unknown ability and phenomenon in order to clarify its use.
That unknown ability is "Beyond Communication"

I have a feeling that Beyond Communication will be important to the plot.

A new medicine developed by "Betelgeuse New Medications", an anti-radiation exposure medicine.
The dosage in the ampoule can be used for one person between the ages of 13 and 40. It lasts for one hour.
In areas of low radiation levels, it has almost a 100% prevention rate.
It was approved in 2013, but it has not been circulated around the world.
For this incident, the rescue team has been provided with this medicine,
but they were only able to obtain 54 of them.

With this medicine, six people can survive for nine hours. But what about the other three...?
Incidentally, "Betelgeuse" is a name for Alpha Orionis. It's the ninth brightest star in the sky.

(This is incorrect, by the way. Alpha Orionis is the eighth brightest star, not the ninth. While it says it's the ninth brightest on the Japanese Wikipedia, the English Wikipedia lists it as the eighth.)

The rescue team that Watase's group belongs to. In order to enlist in this division, you must pass a severe examination and show yourself to be an expert in saving human lives.

One team has six members (one of them dealing with the team's organization), and compose two separate teams. (?)
Also, at the head of these teams are a commanding officer and vice-commander.

"Sirius" is a name for Alpha Canis Majoris. It is the brightest star seen from the Earth, save for the sun.

In Greek, the name means "scorcher" or "burning", and is derived from "seirios".
In China, it is identified as a heavenly wolf.
Here, it refers to a rescue dog. The rescue team members are like a star of hope to the others, waiting for rescue.

(This is incorrect, by the way. Alpha Orionis is the eighth brightest star, not the ninth. While it says it's the ninth brightest on the Japanese Wikipedia, the English Wikipedia lists it as the eighth.)

It's correct. And you could also say it's the eight, and the tenth, and probably the seventh and eleventh as well. Alpha Orionis's brightness keeps changing over time, so where it ranks in the brightest star list depends on when you measure its brightness.

Interesting. According to Nakazawa's Twitter, he's in the middle of thinking of the cast right now. Apparently, he's having trouble deciding on Kazami and Jun's voices. He said that he doesn't want to use the same casts over again, though he mentioned two seiyuus who were in past games with him (Megumi Toyoguchi and Mai Nakahara), though I don't know if he was just using them as an example for something or if he's actually going to use them.

Other media are affected in Japan as well. The game maker Yeti announced that it will refrain from publicizing Root Double, the latest adventure game from Never7 -the end of infinity- director Takumi Nakazawa, due to the earthquake. The story of the game deals with the meltdown of a nuclear reactor.

Not to be evil or mean about the situation or anything, but does this now means he's free to go work on Ever17?

Ha ha, that'd be nice, but I highly doubt it. Just because they can't release new info for a while doesn't mean production's stopped. They're still developing the game. Right now, they're in the middle of casting, after all.

Speaking of casting, I wonder if there'll be a character with a hidden voice actor. Nakazawa's done it in four games (Haruka in Never7, Kid in Ever17, the brown haired girl in Remember11, and HE, Lem, and Sin in I/O), so I wouldn't be surprised if he does it again. Right now, my bet's on Louise or Watase.

I figure they're probably going to hold off on news as well as game release for a long until when this all has subsided... but the game will probably be finished long before then, so it couldn't hurt for him to find something else to do in the meantime.

I figure they're probably going to hold off on news as well as game release for a long until when this all has subsided... but the game will probably be finished long before then, so it couldn't hurt for him to find something else to do in the meantime.

Thing is, if Ever17 is sceduled for a Summer 2011 release, then it's likely most of the game has already been completed, so there's probably nothing for him to do but review the new material and give it his approval or not.